Vulnerability in Denyhosts

CVE-2006-6301

DenyHosts 2.5 does not properly parse sshd log files, which allows remote attackers to add arbitrary hosts to the /etc/hosts.deny file and cause a denial of service by adding arbitrary IP addresses to the sshd log file, as demonstrated by logging in via ssh with a login name containing certain strings with an IP address, which is not properly handled by a regular expression.

EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Denyhosts — versions 2.5
  • N/a — versions n/a

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